Frankenhooker (1990)
5/10
Just weird, mainly
26 August 2014
At the home of Jeffrey Franken (James Lorinz) an accident with a lawnmower leaves his fiancé Elizabeth Shelley (Patty Mullen) in pieces all over the garden. Medical school dropout Jeffrey steals her head and decides to use his knowledge to bring Elizabeth back to life, by acquiring body parts from local prostitutes, killing them using exploding crack cocaine. However, the project backfires on Jeffrey when Elizabeth turns into Frankenhooker! Elizabeth then embarks on a killing spree in New York, uttering phrases such as 'Wanna date?'

With a limited budget, most of the special effects are rubbish. It isn't very funny, not erotic, not horrific. Just weird, mainly. The directing isn't that special either. The acting is poor, dialogue lazy and no-one seems to be taking control over the whole thing. Ultimately it's Patty Mullen who gives the most watchable performance here. She's really very good. Just a shame she didn't do another film. And it's because of her I give it 5.
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